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EVERY STUDENT CONNECTED
ADDRESSING TENNESSEE’S DIGITAL DIVIDE
EVEN PRIOR TO THE SPREAD OF COVID-19,12 MILLION ɽʋʠƎơȥʋɽ�Ŕƃɭȶɽɽ�ʋǠơ�ƃȶʠȥʋɭ �́ƃȶʠȍƎ�ȥȶʋ�˪ ȥǫɽǠ�ɽƃǠȶȶȍ�work each year because they lacked Internet access.The ǫȥơɩʠǫʋˊ among students ơˉɢơɭǫơȥƃǫȥnj�ʋǠơ�Ǡȶȟơˁȶɭȇ�njŔɢ�ǫɽ�ɽʋŔɭȇ According to Pew Research, rural Americans, lower-income households, and minority households are less likely to have broadband internet access at home.
Rural 37%
Annual Income < $30,000 35%
�ljɭǫƃŔȥ�ȟơɭǫƃŔȥ 25%
qǫɽɢŔȥǫƃ 23%
Percentage of Households with No Access to Broadband
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN TENNESSEE274,000492,000Rural Tennesseeis most impacted by the lack of broadband internet access.
Tennesseeans have NO wired Internet providers available where they live.
Tennesseeans do not have wired Internet access capable of 25mbps download speeds, a minimum requirement for most online learning.
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INTERNET COVERAGE BY COUNTY (25mpbs+ Access)
Sources: 2019 Broadband deployment report. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-19-44A1.pdfInternet/broadband fact sheet. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband
Internet access in Tennessee. https://broadbandnow.com/Tennessee
The Impact on
Tennessee StudentsThe Tennessee Education Research Alliance recently released results from a survey of over 25,000 educators to better understand how educators from across the state have addressed challenges during coronavirus-related school closures - highlighting concerns with student access and technological needs.
of teachers reported barriers preventing students from accessing remote learning during the extended school closures from COVID-19.
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59%52%
16%16%
17%15%
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MOST HELPFUL SUPPORTS FOR REMOTE LEARNINGAS IDENTIFIED BY TENNESSEE EDUCATORS
School Leaders
Teachers
FƎʠƃŔʋȶɭɽ�ǫƎơȥʋǫ˪ơƎ�Źơʋʋơɭ�internet access and/or reliable devices for students as the most helpful supports needed for remote learning.
75% of educator comments included keywords related totechnology (e.g., computer, device, phone) or internet (e.g., internet, online, virtual).
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Rural TennesseeIn rural communities, which tend to have less access to high-speed broadband, ȟȶɭơ�ʋǠŔȥ�ʋˁȶʋǠǫɭƎɽ�ȶlj�ơƎʠƃŔʋȶɭɽ�ɭơɢȶɭʋơƎ�ʋǠŔʋ�Źơʋʋơɭ�ǫȥʋơɭȥơʋ�Ŕƃƃơɽɽ�ǫɽ�ȥơơƎơƎ�ʋȶ�ɽʠɢɢȶɭʋ�ɭơȟȶʋơ�ȍơŔɭȥǫȥnj (as compared to about half of educators in urban and suburban communities).
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> Benton County> Carroll County> Cocke County> Gibson County> Giles County
> Hancock County> Henderson County> Hickman County> Je!erson County> Lake County
> Lincoln County> McMinn County> Meigs County> Moore County> Perry County
> Polk County> Sequatchie County> Union County> Wayne County
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TENNESSEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted some critical gaps in Tennessee’s internet access and our ability to educate students within a virtual or blended remote instructional model.
It�ǫɽ�ǫȟɢơɭŔʋǫʽơ�ljȶɭ�ʠɽ�Ŕɽ�Źʠɽǫȥơɽɽ�ȍơŔƎơɭɽ�ơƎʠƃŔʋȶɭɽ�ɢŔɭơȥʋɽ�ơȍơƃʋơƎ�ȶlj˪ƃǫŔȍɽ�ŔȥƎ�ɢȶȍǫƃˊȟŔȇơɭɽ�to urgently advocate for additional investments and the alignment of existing resources to address these critical needs to support our students and develop our future workforce:
EVOLVING POLICIES TO NARROW THE DIVIDE
> Broadband access for every family across Tennessee> Adequate technology/equipment for students to learn at home> Professional development for educators on how to successfully facilitate virtual and/or blended instruction
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